球王贝利或将出席奥运会闭幕式
Olympic bosses' bid to bring back Pele to close the Games
里约奥运会开幕式上,众人期待的球王贝利点燃火炬的画面并未出现,不过在闭幕式上我们有望见到贝利的身影,据报道,巴西奥组委有意邀请贝利出席闭幕式,由他来执行降旗仪式,并将奥林匹克会旗交给下一届主办城市东京.
Olympic officials are hoping to welcome Pele back into the Rio 2016 Games. The world's most famous soccer player is to be invited to appear at the Olympic Closing Ceremony after missing the curtain-raiser through poor health.
巴西奥组委将邀请球王贝利出席里约奥运会闭幕式.这位全世界最负盛名的足球运动员此前因为健康原因未能出席开幕式.
Pele, 75, who won the World Cup three times with Brazil, has been walking with a cane and seeing doctors about his ailment.
现年75岁的贝利,曾率领巴西队三次夺得世界杯冠军,但如今已是一个手杵拐杖、身染微恙的老人.
But Rio officials hope he will be back to health by the time the Olympics close on August 21.
但巴西奥组委还是希望在8月21日奥运会闭幕时,贝利的健康条件能够允许他出席.
不过,开赛以来,贝利一直密切关注奥运赛事,频频在个人社交账户发文,并表示自己正在继续接受治疗,希望能出席本月21日的奥运闭幕式.
贝利9日在社交网站推特上发文称,"我正在继续接受理疗,并把精力集中在能够参加8月21日的闭幕式上.我爱你们！"
贝利还发推文说,到目前为止,里约奥运是一场伟大的奥运会.巴西向世界展示了最好的一面.
Hopes that Pele will be well enough to be able to wave farewell to Olympians at the Closing Ceremony have been boosted by his revelation that he will be well enough to travel to Africa on business later this week.
贝利曾透露自己身体恢复得不错,本周迟些时候可以去非洲处理公务,这样看来贝利出席奥运会闭幕式挥手送别运动员的可能性很大.
After the Olympics he is due to visit England and Scotland next month. The newly-married Brazilian hero withdrew from lighting the Olympic Flame at the eleventh hour citing his medical needs.
奥运会后,他将于下月前往英格兰和苏格兰.由于身体原因,这位新婚的巴西巨星在最后时刻退出了开幕式点火仪式.
